Center Console for NE Canyons- best speed/ride combo?

[gman]

Originally Posted by LuckyLady

Most of the boats offer good ride,speed and economy. Some a bit better than others. Some walk past one another in the rough. To each to his own in a sense

A lot depends on what type of fishing you plan on doing

39 Seavee - From what I understand an awesome ride. A few unnecessary breakable bells n whistles here and there. No cuddy available. Side tuna door

38 Jupiter - People love them. Personally never rode on the 38. No cuddy available.

New 39 Contender to be released, there is a lot of input coming out of the NE for what we do. Hull is done and topside is being laid out, should have full specs and line drawings on it soon. Prototype should be released at Miami show

Contender 36 Cuddy - Cuddy is huge, and the sky is the limit with options inside and out. Huge platform the whole nine yards. I like the S console that they offer on this boat its a perfect fit

Contender 36 Fisharound - The walkaround is laid out very well, has just enough cabin to suit, full size head/shower, sleeping room, amenities can be added tv/dvd, microwave, the whole nine yards. Generator heat ac

Contender 38 Express - Is an express it runs awesome. Powered with outboards. This is a nice fishing family boat. If you are they type of person that would like to go trump marina for the wknd or ship her down to FLA and run to the Bahamas for the weekend. Tons of storage and fishing room and an awesome cruise and ride.

39 Venture Cuddy - Is a real pretty boat, great for the family. A tank, a little on the slow side. I don't like how you can't walk around the strb side of the console. It reminds me of a midnight express. The transom area has a distance issue for fishing. The cuddy has a few quirks that I would see if they would rearrange for longevity. The fuel burn is pretty bad on her.

Midnight Express - Just don't do it

Stepped Hull -The 38 Fountains runs fast and well in some waters but others it tracks hard, and kidney failure is possible. The boats fish well but are not designed or laid out the best. Re-Sale is pretty tough as well, market is flooded

Stepped Hull - 42 Yellowfin has quite a few quirks to it. Beautiful boat to most. I personally don't like the overall look of YF's in general. The sleeper console height too high for most average people to see clearly over and the bow adds to the blindness as well when bringing it on plane. Ride I would imagine is good. The feedback I hear on it is 50/50.

Stepped Hull - Donzi makes another pretty ship and is comparable to a fountain. Re-sale is real tough, market is flooded.

Some of the boats are more custom than others. Some have no dealer/service network at all depending on your area.

Your best bet is to book a trip to the Miami boat show in Feb and get a ride on all these and make a decision from there. Stay for at least 4 days show is huge. Also the weather is bound to kick up at some point and its a true test. Its not a good idea to buy without climbing and riding. I will be down there and I would be more than happy to show you around. Its not a secret I love my Contenders, but I am not bias to it one bit. There is a perfect boat for everyone. There are little things here or there than will mean the world to you and your fishing.

If you enjoy your family and fishing time there are a few that I would stay away from. Many reasons resale, ride, overall design and traits etc.

I hope this helps. If there is anything I can do to help or more info give me a yell 609-713-5540 or drop me an email.

If you are looking to get on one of the boats sooner than later let me know I will find one in your area to get on to.

Mary how you feeling? Hows the wrist?

Glenn

[LuckyLady]

Originally Posted by gman

Mary how you feeling? Hows the wrist?

Glenn

Missed my 1st tourney ever this past wknd, no fishing for 6 wks Broken as it comes, scheduled for surgery tmrw at 11am. Getting some special backing plates put in heavy duty reeling version

Pretty good at one handed typing

Thanks for asking...hope all is well.

[Sea Draggin]

Originally Posted by LuckyLady

Missed my 1st tourney ever this past wknd, no fishing for 6 wks Broken as it comes, scheduled for surgery tmrw at 11am. Getting some special backing plates put in heavy duty reeling version

Pretty good at one handed typing

Thanks for asking...hope all is well.

WOW. Best of luck with surgery. So, they going to give you a bionic cranker inner?

[Flatdog]

Hey marry sorry to hear...
Sea tow boats who builds them the Ali ones that is??
Just another you should look at cannot wait to see the 44
http://www.strikeyachts.com/ModelDet...ke37WalkAround

[LuckyLady]

Originally Posted by Flatdog

Hey marry sorry to hear...
Sea tow boats who builds them the Ali ones that is??
Just another you should look at cannot wait to see the 44
http://www.strikeyachts.com/ModelDet...ke37WalkAround

Fished a 37 Strike diesel a few times down in the FL keys beautiful boat. Not sure what she will do in rough water it was flat calm everytime. Nicely laid out, great fit and finish

[freemanboatworks]

Originally Posted by Questsportfishing

on our cat once ...all 4 feet with small rubber bands to hold them on, it did a crazy jig and made us laugh so hard. the cats though have a hull design that runs more economical but not as fast. but you still get there just 5 minutes later.. I fished a yellow belly once in matinella shoals.. you do need full grundens to get aboard the boat.

Not so sure about the speed.

We expect the next Freeman 33 to run in the low 60s with Yamaha 350's. Put her at 4000rpms and cruise at 40mph. Pretty much right up there with the rest of the pack, but with a better ride and more room.

All the production cats really seemed to screw up the perception of multihulls, but I can assure you... a properly designed cat will perform as well as any monohull speed wise.

[000's]

A friend of mine has a 35 zf donzi and Im no real fan of a cc but I must say I like the hell out of that boat, cruise in the high 30;s to low 40's burning 1 to 1.3 mpg.Been in seas up to about 6ft impressed me,only thing it does not carry the fuel donzi says it does, found that out the hard way,about 100 short.

[dealmaker]

Thanks for the input. There are really a lot of choices and it seems that I need to spend some time at an inwater boat show and get out to ride on my top choices.

Lucky Lady- I hope you are recovering well.

Sounds like there is no one clear choice. Once I decide the boat, then there is the question about motors......lots of debate there too.

[wah who]

Originally Posted by LuckyLady

Fished a 37 Strike diesel a few times down in the FL keys beautiful boat. Not sure what she will do in rough water it was flat calm everytime. Nicely laid out, great fit and finish

The 37' Strike WA is built out of the 37' Orca molds. Kenny modified the shear and is building it as a W/A instead of an express. It's a great ruff water hull, for some reason though the ones he build are quite power hungry.

[tunatango123]

Originally Posted by LuckyLady

Stepped Hull - . I personally don't like the overall look of YF's in general.

Mary how can that be! are you telling be you dont like the lines of the boat???

hope you are fairing well with the broken wing and taking it easy.